Robert Farley

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  • Dec 12, 2024
    Since the emergence of the modern nation-state and the slow, steady disappearance of its competitors, questions of influence and primacy have preoccupied...
  • Dec 4, 2024
    World War III in 2025? The year 2024 is promising to leave a dangerous legacy for its successor. Not in decades has the world witnessed a more dangerous...
  • Oct 7, 2024
    In the wake of Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel, we sit at a crossroads for the future of what has become a regional war in the Middle East. How did we...
  • Sep 13, 2024
    The United States has had the world’s largest defense budget since the 1980s and possibly longer. Although the budget remains enormous, the gap between the United...
  • Aug 6, 2024
    Russia’s Air Force, also known as the Russian Aerospace Forces, has had a mixed record in Ukraine.